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But the Catholic school system in Chicago was in desperate straits. Every year brought more closings of schools that had provided one of the few reliable options for impoverished black and Hispanic parents. Ignatius and Loyola Academy continued to thrive because they served a population able to afford substantial tuitions and had a strong fundraising base of successful graduates. Opening a new school for poor families required a different funding model, and therein lies the genius of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. With the help of some extraordinarily creative consultants, the Jesuits arrived at a plan that has been the signature feature of Cristo Rey since its inception.

Students work to pay off a substantial portion of their tuition. The school, through a subsidiary group, contracts to hire its students in clusters of five, each of whom works one day a week and thus constitutes the equivalent of a full employee; their salary goes to the school to offset a portion of their tuition.

More Than a Dream: The Cristo Rey Story: How One School's Vision Is Changing the World

Thus, for its students, the program must generate jobs to sustain itself. Meanwhile, the students are gathering experience in the workplace that prepares them for a future in a world very different from the one they now inhabit. Kearney explicates the details of this arrangement with great lucidity, and he provides a year-by-year account of the school's attempts to create a sustainable model for survival and duplication. Reaffirms the power of what's possible, particularly when you don't know better as in you don't know the hurdles you'll face when you try to create change.

Also reaffirms the promise of so many young people who are "throw-aways" -- kids who because they're poor minorities are tossed aside. We know how to make individual schools that work for Good read. May 23, Lizzard rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: A fabulous book that everyone should read. May 25, Jaime Rodriguez rated it it was amazing. So I may be biased because I serve at a Cristo Rey school in Atlanta, but this book was actually brilliantly written and included so much social analysis that it left me surprised. For anyone working at Cristo Rey school, you have to read this.

Thank you Cristo Rey Chicago for sharing your success with us!

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Jun 02, Burke rated it liked it. I appreciate the topic, and certainly it's good to know the narrative of the model school and how the network of Cristo Rey schools came about. Too the individual stories of the students were powerful; the strands of the book itself, though, were frustrating in their inconsistencies.

This doesn't overshadow the necessity of the schools, nor of the story-on-a-whole that needs telling Jan 25, Elizabeth Huff rated it really liked it. I was definitely interested as I now work at a Cristo rey school, and really enjoyed hearing about the founding of the schools.

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It was also encouraging to read that what we are going through isn't new and that once we get to capacity things will smooth out. It's amazing what a few dedicated people can come up with.

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So glad to be where I am. Oct 21, Kellydeterman rated it liked it. This book is about the Cristo Rey network, which is the school I am currently working in. I found it very interesting since it pertained to my job, as well as inspiring about the goal and mission of these schools. Aug 08, Chad DePaoli rated it really liked it.

Wonderful story about a great education design.


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Loved the stories about the individual students. The fact telling can get a little long to read but that is made up for by covering such a great story. Nov 21, Cappy rated it liked it Shelves: This book is not the hagiography it could have been, but it still only nibbles around the edges of the Cristo Rey-model's blemishes.

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Mike Fitz-gerald rated it it was amazing Nov 01, Chris rated it really liked it Jun 09, Greg rated it liked it Oct 10, Sandy rated it really liked it Jan 19, Ken MacBain rated it really liked it Jul 11, Kevin rated it it was amazing Apr 05, Lindsay rated it really liked it Jul 27, How do you start an educational revolution? You start with a dream, you mix in determined priests, kids with drive, and ask the Chicago community to fund you.

Then you pray and watch it grow. The Cristo Rey story is one of the more improbable and inspiring educational success stories in decades.


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    • In the early s, the Jesuits in Chicago had an audacious dream—to start a new college prep school for the children More Than a Dream: The Cristo Rey Story: In a big city there are many big dreams, but only a special few come true. In the early s, the Jesuits in Chicago had an audacious dream—to start a new college prep school for the children of Hispanic working poor.